diff --git a/manifests/api.pp b/manifests/api.pp
index e6e8edef0..d5f9b93de 100644
--- a/manifests/api.pp
+++ b/manifests/api.pp
@@ -12,12 +12,13 @@ class nova::api(
   }
 
   Package<| title == 'nova-api' |> -> Exec['initial-db-sync']
+  Package<| title == 'nova-api' |> -> File['/etc/nova/api-paste.ini']
+
 
   nova::generic_service { 'api':
     enabled      => $enabled,
     package_name => $::nova::params::api_package_name,
     service_name => $::nova::params::api_service_name,
-    require      => File["/etc/nova/api-paste.ini"],
   }
 
   file { "/etc/nova/api-paste.ini":